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Actors: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormick
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Shadow of the Vampire |
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Deals with the obsession of 1920's director F.W. Murnau to make his vampire masterpiece - Nosferatu. Unforunately for cast and crew he has hired an unknown actor, Max Shrek, to play the vampire. And Shrek has his own obsession - an insatiable thirst.
--Steve Gibbs, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Shadow of the Vampire |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
How much story is philosophy rather than plot?
- 6 ()
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Culture of surrounding area:
- German
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- actor
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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